Is active management worth it? Is it worth paying a fund manager?

Is active management worth it? Is it worth paying a fund manager? Chris Bailey - an Economist and Ex-fund manager comments. In participating in this area and finding a star/alpha producing manager with a track record difficult? PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE SO WE CAN BRING YOU MORE! What is a fair fee? How much do investors lose in charges and management fees? How do you go about choosing a financial advisor? I think that many funds that are supposed to be active have stuck too close to the passive style of management and these are not justifying their fees at all. So make sure your fund manager is really active. But I believe proper active fund managers can be found; people who are who are savvy and intelligent and have exhibited positive performance over an extended period of time.